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Masayuki Imamura

Masayuki Imamura

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Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
29534
World Ranking
8697
National Ranking
231

Overview

Masayuki Imamura is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has produced a substantial body of research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Oncology, Epidemiology, Neurology, Surgery, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research encompasses a range of topics, including:

  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

Recent publications by Masayuki Imamura cover neuroendocrine neoplasms, somatostatin receptor expression, and clinical treatment approaches. These include:

  • "JNETS clinical practice guidelines for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up: a synopsis," published in 2021 in the Journal of Gastroenterology
  • "Somatostatin Receptor 2 Expression Profiles and Their Correlation with the Efficacy of Somatostatin Analogues in Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors," 2022, published in Cancers
  • "Nationwide registry for patients with neuroendocrine neoplasm of pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, bronchi, or thymus in Japan," 2022, International Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Phase I/II study of streptozocin monotherapy in Japanese patients with unresectable or metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors," 2022, Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "How to treat gastrinomas in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type1: surgery or long-term proton pump inhibitors?," 2022, Surgery Today

Masayuki Imamura frequently collaborates with several researchers. Their prominent co-authors include:

  • Izumi Komoto
  • Susumu Hijioka
  • Hironobu Sasano
  • Atsushi Kudo
  • Hirofumi Watanabe

Their research has been published in several notable venues, particularly:

  • Research Square
  • Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Best Publications

  • Characterization of 21 newly established esophageal cancer cell lines

    Yutaka Shimada;Masayuki Imamura;Takashi Wagata;Nozomi Yamaguchi

  • Expression of Stromal Cell-derived Factor 1 and CXCR4 Ligand Receptor System in Pancreatic Cancer: A Possible Role for Tumor Progression

    Takatomo Koshiba;Ryo Hosotani;Yoshiharu Miyamoto;Jun Ida

  • N-cadherin expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic carcinoma

    Sanae Nakajima;Ryuichiro Doi;Eiji Toyoda;Shoichiro Tsuji

  • Epidemiological study of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in Japan

    Tetsuhide Ito;Hironobu Sasano;Masao Tanaka;R. Yoshiyuki Osamura

  • Predictive value of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in metastasis and prognosis of human colorectal cancer

    S I Ishigami;S Arii;M Furutani;M Niwano

  • Clinical significance of vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor gene expression in liver tumor

    Masahiro Mise;Shigeki Arii;Hiroaki Higashituji;Masaharu Furutani

  • Epidemiological trends of pancreatic and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors in Japan: a nationwide survey analysis

    Tetsuhide Ito;Hisato Igarashi;Kazuhiko Nakamura;Hironobu Sasano

  • Overexpression of the rhoC gene correlates with progression of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

    H. Suwa;G. Ohshio;T. Imamura;G. Watanabe

  • Increased intratumor Valpha24-positive natural killer T cells: a prognostic factor for primary colorectal carcinomas.

    Tsuyoshi Tachibana;Hisashi Onodera;Tatsuaki Tsuruyama;Akira Mori

  • Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma with invasive potential.

    Shigeki Arii;Masahiro Mise;Tomika Harada;Masaharu Furutani

  • Relationship between retention index in dual-phase 18F-FDG PET, and hexokinase-II and glucose transporter-1 expression in pancreatic cancer

    Tatsuya Higashi;Tsuneo Saga;Yuji Nakamoto;Takayoshi Ishimori

  • Delayed (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography scan for differentiation between malignant and benign lesions in the pancreas.

    Yuji Nakamoto;Tatsuya Higashi;Harumi Sakahara;Nagara Tamaki

  • Association of CC chemokine receptor 7 with lymph node metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Yongzeng Ding;Yutaka Shimada;Masato Maeda;Atsushi Kawabe

  • Absence of smooth muscle actin-positive pericyte coverage of tumor vessels correlates with hematogenous metastasis and prognosis of colorectal cancer patients.

    Yoshikuni Yonenaga;Akira Mori;Hisashi Onodera;Seiichi Yasuda

  • Expression of two angiogenic factors, vascular endothelial growth factor and platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor in human pancreatic cancer, and its relationship to angiogenesis

    K Fujimoto;R Hosotani;M Wada;J.-U Lee

  • Tissue factor expression in human colorectal carcinoma: correlation with hepatic metastasis and impact on prognosis.

    Shin-ichi Seto;Hisashi Onodera;Toshimi Kaido;Akira Yoshikawa

  • Usefulness of selective arterial secretin injection test for localization of gastrinoma in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

    Masayuki Imamura;Kiyoyuki Takahashi;Hideki Adachi;Souhei Minematsu

  • Surgical management of intraductal papillary mucinous tumor of the pancreas

    Ryuichiro Doi;Koji Fujimoto;Michihiko Wada;Masayuki Imamura

  • Evaluation of pancreatic tumors with positron emission tomography and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose: comparison with CT and US.

    T Inokuma;N Tamaki;T Torizuka;Y Magata

  • Suppression of N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA)-induced esophageal tumorigenesis in F344 rats by resveratrol.

    Zhi Gang Li;Tao Hong;Yutaka Shimada;Izumi Komoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutaka Shimada
Yutaka Shimada Kyoto University
Takuji Okusaka
Takuji Okusaka National Cancer Centre
Junji Konishi
Junji Konishi Kyoto University
Masahiro Hiraoka
Masahiro Hiraoka Kyoto University
Nobutaka Fujii
Nobutaka Fujii Kyoto University
Jun Fujita
Jun Fujita Kyoto University
Shoji Yamaoka
Shoji Yamaoka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Masao Tanaka
Masao Tanaka Kyushu University
Johji Inazawa
Johji Inazawa Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yoshito Ikada
Yoshito Ikada Kyoto University

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